Blick 5" Simplon Frames

This wider version of the Simplon Plein Air Frame is an extremely versatile, beautifully simple frame for paintings, prints, watercolors, photos, or mirrors. Choose from a variety of finishes to fit your needs. A deep 5/8" rabbet allows for stacking of multiple layers of mats.

These beautiful frames in gold leaf are hand-finished with the "Old World" technique of showing hand leafing lines between each individual leaf that reveals a thin black separation line.

Note — Hanging hardware not included.

Frame Depth — The depth of a frame refers to the depth of the frame's rabbet (the cut-out area behind the frame's molding that holds your artwork in place). To find a frame that will accommodate your artwork, measure the depth of the artwork, including any matting or mounting materials, and order a frame with a depth that is, at a minimum, the same as that measured depth.

Note — Frames are sized by the opening, not by the outside of the molding. To determine the size of frame to order, measure the outside of your artwork, including mat, and order that size frame. The frame will overlap your artwork ¼" all the way around, so your artwork will fit nicely behind the frame's molding.

Color Matching — We do our best to match the color of frames, both on our website photography and in our catalogs, but differences in technology may affect the appearance of the photo on your screen. You are entitled to return, for refund or credit, any frame that does not meet your expectations. Remember that the frame size is the size of the artwork a frame is designed to hold, not the exterior dimensions.

Right now I'm painting traditional still lifes and these 5-inch Blick Simplon frames really show off the work with elegance but without ornamentation. I wish there were a walnut or a fruitwood variety, and a few more sizes (especially square sizes) would be most welcome. I'm a committed buyer on this one.

This is a hard one to judge.... I really like the Simplon 5" in gold leaf, good value and good quality. At the same time i ordered the Simplon 5" in espresso.... extremely poor quality. I'm pretty bad at wanting to bother returning items so i did a lot of repair work and got them looking good. The frame in the espresso finish looked like it must be another manufacturer with no quality control.I really don't like writing a negative as I REALLY like dealing with Dick Blick. I would recommend the product, but with reservation.

I ordered 2 each of 2 different sizes in the espresso color. I love the look of this wide 5in frame. I was disappointed in two ways. One of the frames was dinged and another will need some touch up with espresso paint. I will probably order this style frame one more time and see how they look.

The price of this product compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:

A solid value

Merchant response: Blick attempts to send out every order free from damage or defect. However, these types of issues do arise occasionally. We apologize for this. Customers who receive damaged or defective items should contact our Customer Care Center via email or by calling (800) 723-2787 and we will work with you to rectify the situation.

These are better than you will find at the discount hobby stores, at a better price. Ordered three. They all shipped in good condition. They all look good. The gold is not overly bright, shiny gold. It is a good color. They are good frames for large paintings.

I've ordered all colors, sizes, types from this line. I would not recommend the gold speckled. It was very nice, but three out of five of my frames also had brown fingerprints that were imbedded into the finish. Apparently the finisher thought that added character, but it just looks like brown fingerprint mistakes. Other than that, all have been good. Possibly, that was a fluke with that finisher rather than the finish.

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